1941 Major League Baseball season

1941 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 14 – October 6, 1941
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Joe DiMaggio (NYY)
NL: Dolph Camilli (BKN)
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upBoston Red Sox
NL championsBrooklyn Dodgers
  NL runners-upSt. Louis Cardinals
World Series
ChampionsNew York Yankees
  Runners-upBrooklyn Dodgers
MLB seasons

The 1941 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 14 to October 6, 1941. The Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Yankees then defeated the Dodgers in the World Series, four games to one.

In addition to a five-game World Series between New York City teams, highlights of the season included Ted Williams batting .406, and Joe DiMaggio having a 56-game hitting streak; it has been called the "best baseball season ever".

Awards and honors

Statistical leaders

  American League National League
Type Name Stat Name Stat
AVG Ted Williams BSR .406 Pete Reiser BKN .343
HR Ted Williams BSR 37 Dolph Camilli BKN 34
RBI Joe DiMaggio NYY 125 Dolph Camilli BKN 120
Wins Bob Feller CLE 25 Kirby Higbe BKN
Whit Wyatt BKN
22
ERA Thornton Lee CHW 2.37 Elmer Riddle CIN 2.24
SO Bob Feller CLE 260 Johnny Vander Meer CIN 202
SV Johnny Murphy NYY 15 Jumbo Brown NYG 8
SB George Case WSH 33 Danny Murtaugh PHP 18

Standings

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
   
AL New York Yankees 4
NL Brooklyn Dodgers 1

Managers

American League

Team Manager
Boston Red Sox Joe Cronin
Chicago White Sox Jimmy Dykes
Cleveland Indians Roger Peckinpaugh
Detroit Tigers Del Baker
New York Yankees Joe McCarthy
Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns Fred Haney and Luke Sewell
Washington Senators Bucky Harris

National League

Team Manager
Boston Braves Casey Stengel
Brooklyn Dodgers Leo Durocher
Chicago Cubs Jimmie Wilson
Cincinnati Reds Bill McKechnie
New York Giants Bill Terry
Philadelphia Phillies Doc Prothro
Pittsburgh Pirates Frankie Frisch
St. Louis Cardinals Billy Southworth

Home field attendance

Team name Wins Home attendance Per game
Brooklyn Dodgers 100 13.6% 1,214,910 24.5% 15,379
New York Yankees 101 14.8% 964,722 -2.5% 12,368
New York Giants 74 2.8% 763,098 2.0% 9,783
Cleveland Indians 75 -15.7% 745,948 -17.4% 9,688
Boston Red Sox 84 2.4% 718,497 0.3% 9,331
Detroit Tigers 75 -16.7% 684,915 -38.4% 8,895
Chicago White Sox 77 -6.1% 677,077 2.5% 8,571
Cincinnati Reds 88 -12.0% 643,513 -24.3% 8,146
St. Louis Cardinals 97 15.5% 633,645 95.5% 8,021
Chicago Cubs 70 -6.7% 545,159 1.9% 7,080
Philadelphia Athletics 64 18.5% 528,894 22.4% 6,869
Pittsburgh Pirates 81 3.8% 482,241 -5.1% 6,183
Washington Senators 70 9.4% 415,663 9.0% 5,329
Boston Braves 62 -4.6% 263,680 9.1% 3,469
Philadelphia Phillies 43 -14.0% 231,401 11.7% 3,045
St. Louis Browns 70 4.5% 176,240 -26.4% 2,231



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